Pathology Flashcards
types of functional cysts
follicular, corpus luteal, theca luteal
gross app of luteal cysts
Lined by a rim of bright yellow
tissue containing luteinized
granulosa cells.
corpus luteal cysts also called
haemorrhagic cysts
Long term consequences: of pcos
Type II diabetes mellitus
Endometrial hyperplasia/carcinoma
marker for screening, monitoring of ovarian tumors
CA-125
6 risk factors of ovarian tumors
1.never having been pregnant/ infertility
3 early age of menarche,
4. late menopause as well as
5.endometriosis and
6.PCOS,
7.brca1 and
brca 2 mutation
reduced risk of ovarian cancers
having children, breastfeeding, oral and contraceptive use can decrease the risk due to the inhibition of ovulation
classification of ovarian tumors
epithelial ovarian tumors, germ cell, sex-cord stromal tumors,
classification of surface epithelial tumors
serous, mucinous, endometroid, brenner
age group for cystadenomas
premenopausal women bw 30 to 40 years
serous cystadenomas diff than mucinous cystsadenomas
- seous ones are mostly bilateral
- have lined with fallopian tube-like epithelium. while m.c have mucin secreting epitelium
histological feature of serous cysadenocarcinoma
psammoma bodies (concentric lamellated calcified structures
Cystadenocarcinomas age group
post menopausal women
Pseudomyxoma peritonei?
. (false mucinous tumor of
the peritoneum/Jelly Belly cancer)Cancer of the
appendix metastasize to ovaries.
endometriod tumors result in what type of cysts
chocolate brown cysts due to acc of blood and other contents